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- hidden smile
- smirk
- to rejoice covertly
- secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans
Trad. 隨喜
- (Buddhism) to be moved at the sight of good deeds
- to join in charitable deeds
- to tour temples
Trad. 雙喜
- double happiness
- the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage
- (neologism c. 2018) to be thrilled to receive; to excitedly take delivery of
- red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby
- Thank you for your congratulations!
- The same to you! (returning a compliment)
Trad. 喜餅
- double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement
- to react to pregnancy by experiencing morning sickness or a strong appetite for certain foods
- Yu Xi, Chinese astronomer (c. 270-345), known for discovering the earth's precession
Trad. 鴻喜菇
- beech mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus), usually referring to the brown cultivated variety
Trad. 灰喜鵲
- (bird species of China) azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
Trad. 喜山鵟
- (bird species of China) Himalayan buzzard (Buteo refectus)
Trad. 喜德縣
- Xide, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan
Trad. 喜憨兒
- (Tw) intellectually impaired child or youth (affectionate term)
Trad. 喜當爹
- (neologism c. 2012) (slang) to become a stepfather when one's partner turns out to be pregnant with a child she conceived with another lover
- MORI Yoshirō (1937-), Japanese rugby player and politician, prime minister 2000-2001, famous for numerous gaffes
Trad. 聞喜縣
- Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
Trad. 歐亞喜鵲
- (bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
Trad. 轉悲為喜
- to turn grief into happiness (idiom)
Trad. 喬遷之喜
- congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
Trad. 人間喜劇
- La Comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克|巴尔扎克[Ba1 er3 zha1 ke4]
Trad. 雙喜臨門
- two simultaneous happy events in the family
Trad. 驚喜若狂
- pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy
- to express boundless pleasure
Trad. 可喜可賀
- worthy of celebration
- gratifying
- Congratulations!
Trad. 皆大歡喜
- As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare
Trad. 皆大歡喜
- to everyone's delight and satisfaction
Trad. 恭喜發財
- May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
Trad. 喜不自勝
- unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
- to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
- overjoyed at the turn of events
Trad. 喜則氣緩
- joy depresses one's qi vital breath
- an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)
- (of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word (Internet slang)
- acronym from 喜聞樂見|喜闻乐见[xi3 wen2 le4 jian4], 大快人心[da4 kuai4 ren2 xin1], 普天同慶|普天同庆[pu3 tian1 tong2 qing4] and 奔走相告[ben1 zou3 xiang1 gao4]
Trad. 歡天喜地
- delighted
- with great joy
- in high spirits
Trad. 喜形於色
- face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
Trad. 喜從天降
- joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
- unlooked-for happy event
Trad. 喜怒哀樂
- lit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom)
- fig. emotions
- to rejoice in grandiose deeds
- to strive to achieve extraordinary things
Trad. 喜憂參半
- to have mixed feelings (about sth)
Trad. 喜新厭舊
- lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
Trad. 喜歌劇院
- musical theater
- Opéra Comique, Paris
Trad. 喜笑顏開
- grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
- beaming with happiness
Trad. 喜結良緣
- (idiom) to get happily married; to form an auspicious union
Trad. 喜結連理
- to tie the knot (idiom)
- to get married
Trad. 喜聞樂見
- to love to hear and see (idiom)
- well received
- to one's liking
Trad. 喜躍抃舞
- (idiom) to clap and dance in joy
Trad. 討人喜歡
- to attract people's affection
- charming
- delightful
Trad. 大喜過望
- overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
Trad. 宮澤喜一
- Kiichi Miyazawa (1919-2007), former Japanese prime minister
Trad. 見獵心喜
- lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom)
- fig. seeing others do what one loves to do, one is inspired to try it again
Trad. 聞過則喜
- to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.)
- to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
Trad. 于歸之喜
- the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
Trad. 天使報喜節
- Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March)
- Lady day
Trad. 報喜不報憂
- to report only the good news, not the bad news
- to hold back unpleasant news
- to sweep bad news under the carpet
- (bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)
Trad. 喜山紅眉朱雀
- (bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)
Trad. 喜山點翅朱雀
- (bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)
Trad. 喜馬拉雅山脈
- Himalayas
Trad. 喜馬拉雅中杜鵑
- (bird species of China) Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
- not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
Trad. 一則以喜，一則以憂
- happy on the one hand, but worried on the other